The Wolfman (2010)

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I know what they tried to do, I think. They were going for the whole Gothic look, homage to Lon Chaney and what-have-you.
But it doesn't work.

I have to admit that I am rather biased, I've never been a fan of werewolves, I just find them silly. Whereas vampires can be scary, sexy, cool and zombies are spooky and fun, werewolves are just big balls of fur that howl at the moon. And cut off heads.
Except for the TV show 'Being Human,' where, with plenty of humor, they actually show the troubles of being afflicted with lycantropy.

So, this film is just boring as hell. Benicio's accent wavers off and on (but that's because he spent some time in America. So he's an American werewolf in London) and I thought of a fun drinking game: do a shot whenever Anthony Hopkins says "uh..."

Obviously, and as usual for this sexist 'reviewer,' the only worthwhile subject (or object? Haha, nevermind. Private joke) is Emily Blunt. I'd have been more than happy to look at her face for two hours. That would have been time better spent, but instead I suffered through 120 minutes of campy bad shit, which is surprising
considering the director ('Jumanji' was kinda fun) and writers (A.K. Walker's only good screenplay was 'Seven' anyway).

I can imagine that acting in Soderbergh films doesn't pay very well (or at all), but was Benicio so strapped for cash that he had to be in this film? And in a Magnum ice-cream ad (seriously, what's up with that?!)?

So, it's disappointing and boring. It sometimes looks good, especially when Ms Blunt is on screen.

Give this film a miss, it's not even spooky and it's often downright silly. When the werewolf stopped running on the roofs, I silently begged "Please don't howl at the moon, please don't howl at the moon."

He howled at the moon.

And the fight between the two werewolves? Oh, puh-lease! And those horrible horrible lines, which are more lethal that the silver bullet I wanted to shoot myself with, such as: "you should kill yourself." "I will kill you all!"

I was only hoping that the policeman would at least say, once, just for fun: "Mmmmmmister Andersonnnnn."

You want to see a great film that deals with 'werewolves?' Watch Von Triers' 'Europa.'
Haha (you'll get the joke if you're a WWII buff).